Alliance for Housing reports winter overflow sheltered 307 people; gaps remain in subsidized housing and data

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The Alliance for Housing and partner agencies told commissioners the winter emergency‑shelter expansion served hundreds of people but that limited financial assistance, large families and an incomplete data pipeline left many needs unmet; 330 households were on the county coordinated housing registry as of May 27.

Leah McCall, representing the Alliance for Housing (Oakland County’s Continuum of Care), reported to the Board of Commissioners on May 27 on emergency shelter expansion and the Alliance’s winter overflow response.

McCall said the winter project — funded in part by county emergency dollars — provided additional shelter capacity from December through March and enabled the Alliance and partners to serve an additional 307 people in some months. The program used overflow sites, hotel placements and rotating church shelters and set aside $30,000 for administrative support and non‑HMIS (Homeless Management Information System) data entry for non‑HMIS users.

Why it matters: presenters said overflow funds and seasonal beds met urgent need but exposed structural gaps: limited rental assistance and housing subsidies, shortages of appropriately…

Alliance for Housing reports winter overflow sheltered 307 people; gaps remain in subsidized housing and data

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